Scottish FA chief executive Stewart Regan is refusing to panic even though Scotland coach Gordon Strachan has only two months left on his contract, believing the 58-year-old is committed for the long haul.

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Scotland head coach Vern Cotter insists there are “a whole raft of positions” up for grabs in his final Rugby World Cup squad after naming an experimental line-up to face Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.